Carlisle v. Davenport & Muscatine Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Muscatine District Court. — A. P. Barker, Judge. This is an appeal by defendant from an order granting plaintiff a new trial.
1Opinion of the CourtPreston, J.
1. At the close of plaintiff’s testimony, the court sustained defendant’s motion for a directed verdict, but later sustained plaintiff’s motion for a new trial.
Defendant operates an electric railroad from Davenport to Muscatine. Between 9 and 10 o’clock in the evening of November 8, 1913, plaintiff’s intestate was at a station upon defendant’s line called Melphine Station, for the purpose of becoming a passenger upon one of the cars of defendant company. It is alleged in the petition that, while plaintiff’s intestate was upon the platform of said station, he was struck by defendant’s car, and…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Bruggeman v. Illinois Central RailroadSupreme Court of Iowa · 1909
- Brownfield v. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1899
- Ames v. Waterloo & Cedar Falls Rapid Transit Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1903
- Platter v. Minneapolis & St. Louis RailroadSupreme Court of Iowa · 1913
- Tathwell v. City of Cedar RapidsSupreme Court of Iowa · 1903
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Azeltine v. LuttermanSupreme Court of Iowa · 1934
- Upton v. HinesSupreme Court of Iowa · 1921
- Young v. Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1937
- Carlisle v. Davenport & Muscatine Railway Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1920